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A review by baileys_books
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I rarely cry over books, and even less so when I read in public. I read the second half of this book out at a bar, and was unashamed in my tears. The prose are absolutely heart wrenching and beautiful. The epistolary nature of Red and Blue’s correspondence was so unique and raw - words mean so much more when you’re not speaking, only sending letters through increasingly untraceable and unknowable means thousands of years apart.
I cannot wait to read this again.
I cannot wait to read this again.